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Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana to advance mutual security interests

9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward to continuing the strong relationship forged through the African Enlisted Development Strategy.”
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First Moroccan attends Swiss NCO course

11:14 AM11/10/2021
Command Sergeant Major Scott Haymaker, Africa enlisted development strategy planner, U.S. Africa Command, presents his challenge coin to Moroccan Armed Forces Master Sergeant Muhammad Lazaar, a student in the Swiss International Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course, Oct. 14, 2021 in Gossau, Switzerland. Lazaar is the first Moroccan Armed forces student to attend the leadership course.
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First Moroccan attends Swiss NCO course

11:06 AM11/10/2021
Strengthening the partnership and addressing common challenges are key tenants in U.S. Africa Command’s African Enlisted Development Strategy, which enabled Lazaar’s participation in the course that focused on non-commissioned officer development and leadership training in a multinational environment.
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation

11:12 AM2/25/2021
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with Lt. Gen. O.B Akwa, former chief of defense staff, as part of a two-day visit Feb. 23-24. “We are improving out military ties through exchanges and Non-Commissioned Officer development. It’s important we grow our partnership with Ghana to advance shared security goals,” Townsend said.
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AFRICOM leaders visit key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:44 AM12/28/2020
Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, meets with Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Elijah Koranga, Kenya Defence Forces Sergeant Major, at the Kenya Defence Forces headquarters Dec. 15. As part of the commander’s African Enlisted Development Strategy (AEDS), Thresher focused his trip on the top Kenyan non-commissioned officers (NCO) responsible for developing NCOs within the Kenya Defence Forces.
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U.S. Africa Command Launches Warrant Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer Webpage

12:00 AM5/19/2010
U.S. Africa Command launched a new webpage geared towards warrant officer and non-commissioned officer development, May 18, 2010.

This page, accessible via a button on the main U.S. AFRICOM homepage (see photo to the right), contains
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